Lavatory.



H. M. WEAVER.

LAVATORY. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 9, 1907. RENEWED OCT. 15, 1908.

Patented May 11, 1909;

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HENRY M. WEAVER, OF MANSFIELD, OHIOL LAVATORY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 11, 1909.

1 "Application filed March 9, 1907, Serial No. 361,584. Renewedoctober 15, 1908. Serial No. 457,915.

To. all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY M. WEAVER, a resident of Mansfield, in thecounty of Richland "and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lavatories, and do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the lnvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in lavatories, adaptable alike to bath'tubs as well as basins, but are shown in the drawing as applied to a basin,the object of the invention being to simplify the construction of lavatories and improve the sanitary results.

A further object is to so construct a lava tory that it can be easily kept clean and so as to minimize the space usually occupied by the water inlets and overflow outlets.

A further object is to utilize the same opening in the lavatory, for the inlet of water and for the overflow.-

With these-objects in view, the invention conslsts in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrange ments of parts as hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings; Figure 1 1s a sectional view of a basin showing the appl cation of my improvements thereto; Fig. 2 we detail view of the spout and attached devices. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line :c-x of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a view of a modification.

1 represents a basin having an outlet 2 in its bottom and provided with a waste duct 3, communicating in a manner hereinafter descrlbed, with the basin near the top of the latter and with an outlet 4 located under and in line with the outlet 2 of the basin.

The wall of the basin is provided near its upper end, with. an opening 5 and over said opening, a hood 6 is disposed, said hood forming a passage for water and being referably madeintegral with the'wall o the basin. A water inlet chamber7 is located against the outer wall 8of the waste duct and provided with a spout 9 projecting through an opening 10 in said wall, said spout also extending across the waste duct terminating within the hood 6. The wall of the opening 10 is made with notches 11 for the passage of lugs 12 at diametrically opposite sides of the spout 9, said lugs being adapted to lie against the wall of the waste duct (within the latter), when the spout and the chamber from which it projects are turned slightly after the lugs have been passed through the notches 11, as shown in Fig. 3. The wall of the chamber 7 is threaded externally as shown at 13, for the reception of a collar 14, said collar having a peripheral flange 15, between which and the wall of the waste duct, a packing or gasket 17 is disposed. From this construction and arrangement of parts, it will be seen that by screwing up the collar 14, when the lugs 12 are disposed as shown in Fig. 1 and in dotted lines in Fig. 2, the fixture will be securely clamped to the wall of the waste duct. The chamber 7 is adapted to have connected therewith, both the hot and the cold Water pipes and the valves for these pi es will be controlled by means of suitable and-operated devices located above the slab of the basin. These valves and their operating means do not form any part of my present invention and are not shown in the drawing.

It will be observed that there is considerable space within the hood 6 not occupied by the spout 9 and hence the overflow from the basin will have free exit through said hood to the waste duct 3. Thus the hood has a double purpose,viz., as the hot and cold water inlet for the basin and also as the waste outlet for the basin. .The hood protrudes but a short distance into the basin and thus the space within the latter for the accommodation of fixtures is reduced to a minimum; the appearance of the basin will be improved, and the combined inlet and outlet for water can be. easily kept clean. 1

In the construction shown in Fig. 4, the spout is provided with a plate 18 having a nipple 19 for the reception of a water lnlet connecting device 20. The plate 18 is also provided with lugsor cars 21 through which screws 22 ass for securing the device to the wall 8 of tlie lavatory and between said Wall and the plate 8 a packing ring. is disposed.

My improvements are simple in construction; are a plicable to any form of lavatory, whether a asin or a bath tub,and are'effectual in the performanceof the functions for which they are invented.

Various slight changes might be made in the details of construction of my invention without departing from the spirit thereof or limiting its scope and ;hence I do not wish to I 20 projecting through said opening, a water I claim as new and desire to secure by Letter's-Patent, is

1. The combination with a lavatory having an opening in its Wall, a hood within the lavatory over said opening,'means terminating under said hood for discharging water into the lavatory, and an overflow duct communicating with said opening.

2. The combination with a lavatory having an opening in its wall, of a hood within the lavatory over said 0 ening, means terminating under the hood ibr discharging water into the lavatory, and means for conductilpg ((iverflow from the lavatory through said 3. The combination with a lavatory having an opening in its wall, of a water spout chamber communicating with said spout, means for securing said spout and water chamber in place, a hood within the lavatory over the opening in the latter, said hood inclosing the outlet of the spout, and an overflow duct communicating with said opening.

4. The combination with a lavatory provided with an overflow duct, the walls of said duct having alined openings, of a water chamber having an externally threaded wall, a collar to screw on said wall and clamp the outer wall of the overflowduct, a spout communicating with said chamber, extending through the alined openings of the overflow duct and entering the interior of the lavatory, and lugs on said spout engaging the inner face of the outer wall of the overflow duct.

5. The combination with a lavatory provided with an overflow duct communicating with the interior of the lavatory and having an opening in its-outer wall, the wall of said opening having notches, of a water chamber having an externally threaded wall, a collar screwed on said threaded wall, a washer or gasket interposed between said collar and the outer wall of the overflow duct, a spout communicating with said chamber and adapted to discharge into the lavatory, and

lugs on said spout to pass through the notches in the wall of the opening in the outer wall of the overflow duct and engage the inner face of said outer wall.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY M. WEAVER. W'itnesses:

GLENN M. CUMMINGS, W. O. BIGELOW. 

